Skeleton metallic sole for shoes.



G. W. LUDWIG.

SKELETON METALLIC SOLE FOR SHOES.

ATPLIL A'YWN FILL!) SEPT 15, 191-1.

Patented Feb. 2, 1915.

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Applieetion file/Ll September 13, 1914. Serial 3%. 8655.058.

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Be it lcnown timl 1 GEORGE i Looms, citizen of the llnitecl States of America, re siding at lilollsopple, in the county of Sonic?- set and State of Pennsylvania, invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skeleton Metallic Soles for Shoes, of which the following is a speciiication, refcrenoe ing had therein to the accompanying drewing.

This invention relates to skeleton metallic soles for shoes and has for its object co pro-- vicle a sole oi such class, in a manner as hereinaftei' set for-ch, which is adapted for use for laborers, huntsmen and Woodmen to premm slipping.

A. fui'tliei' object 01 the invention is '20 provide 2L skeleton metallic sole for shoes with means in 21, manner as hereinafter set forth foiconveniently positioning and. 1e moving the sole from a shoe when the occasoon so requires.

A further object of the invention is to provide a skeleton metallic sole for: shoes which is simple in its construction and arrangement. strong, durable, efficient in its and inexpensi VG.

With llie foiegoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of e novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as l'iereinafteimore specifically SClll78Cl and illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but i is to be nnnlersloocl that changes. variations and modifications can he resorted to which come iihin the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In. the drawings wherein like refen once characlei-s lemme corresponding parts tlii'oughout lino several views:Figure l is an elevation, in full and doi'tedlines, of a she-leech metallic sole in accordance ith this invention, showing the :nileQtaiion thereof in accordance with a sole, tlie'sole living indicated in clotted lines. Fig. 52 is an clevaiion of a skeleton metallic sole iii ac- (.wi'cimice with this invention of 'odified form, showing the adaptation the: sci in accoi'clance with a sole of a SllO {he letter shown in clotted lines. Fig; 3, men elevetion of a shoe showing the adapteiion therewith of a skeleton metallic sole in accordance with :his invention.

Reflex-ring to Fig. 1 of drawings the Skeleton metallic sole is formed of a single length of corrugated wire of the desired eligiliilily enalconsisss of a series 01 trans verse extending loans coin eced together in.- lermediete their enoscncl the connection itsefnvcen one pair o'fiiloops is staggered spec; 120 the aoljacenf air of looos. The connection betweea the oops is indicated all;- 12, T he ti'ensverse loops at forward Elill of the sole are conneosecl together bye/conpling 3, which terminates into an ad usting member 4, she halter terminating in a fox:-

ward transverse loop 5. ()ne of the verse loops intermediate the ends of sole is extended all each encl 0 form a pair of acijusting members 6, 3. The rear transverse loop 8 of the sole teammates in a pair of rein-W dly extending portions 9, 10,1vhicl1 are connected together," by a sleeve 12, and. the poi'iions 9, l0, terminate into loops l3, 1%, which teiminaw into TEOlWVSI'dlDg projecting attaching arms l5, 16.

The modified form shown 2, constructed similar to that shows in Jig. l but with this exception, that the Wire straight and noi; corrugateil. The modified form of sole illussrated in Fig. 2 is inclicatecl by the reference clieracitez' 17., its loops 18, its attaching members let-19, 20, Elf-L, aod its attaching arms at 22,2 5.

lilo flashing members 153, 20, 21, we ealjus; J arms 2i, 23, and the attaching members'l, u, 7 and adjusting zirnis 15, 17 are constructed in a manner whereby they will overlap the top of the sole 2% of the shoe 25. The adjusting member l or 19 is adapted. to abuii zigainsfi the end of the sole 2% at the toe portion thereof as well overlap the we portion. The nojusting members 4, 21 or '8, '4' are arhiptecl to engage the sides of the sole and oven-lap as well as engwe the top thereof and the adjusting arms 15, 16 or 22, are adapted to engage the side edges of the sole 24 and overlap the cop of the sole at ther'eei' thereof, that is at the beginning of the arch.

The material from which the sl-telt sole constructed is efiicicntl resilient Wnoreby when the adjusting members or arms engage with the sole on the shoe, the skeleton. sole will he firmly hclcl in position anal be prevenied from slip'piiig from the of the shoe.

Win13 l claim is:

1. A skeleton metallic sole consisting of a body portion formed from a gl 1 ,1 of wire bent to piovice transversely extent ing connected loops szimgcd re tr'enslation. said body portion further having at its rear a pair of adjustable arms capable of gripping the sole of a shoe, certain of said loops of said body portion being extended to provide attaching members capable of gripping a sole of a shoe for connecting. in connection with said arms,'said body portion to. the sole of a shoe.

2. A skeleton metallic sole consisting of a body portion formed from a single length of wire bent to provide transversely extend in; comm-Ledloops arranged in spaced relation, said bod-y portion t'urther having at its rear a pair of adjustable arms capable of gripping the sole of a shoe, certain of said loops of said body portion being" extended to provide attaching members capable of gripping a sole of a shoe for connecting, in connection with said arms, said body por tion to the sole of a shoe the material torniing said body portion being corrugated from end to end. i

3. A skeleton metallic sole consisting of a body portion formed from a singllength of Wire bent to provide transversely extending connected loops arraiigliid in spaced relation. said body portion further having at its rear :1 pair ol adjustable arms capable ol gri 'iping the sole of a shoe. one of said loops being extended to provide a pair of adjust ing ineniln-rs and another of said loops be ing extended to turovide a single adjusting! nien'iber, said single adjusting invinbor b ingg; capable of overlapping the sole ol' a shoe at the toe and said pair ol' ittljlbitlllfi members being capable ot OTtlllllJlJlUg the sole of a shoe at the side thereol and r-aid adjusting men'ibers in connection with said arms being cmineeted to be drtacliablv so curedjo said body portion and the sole oi a shoe.

In testimony whereof I allix i'ny sigzjnaturo in th presence of two witnesses (:tlitlltflll W. lllfDlVIth W i tnosses 5 homes I]. lmiii \VlLniLvu liizleiinY.

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